Instead of ThingsBoard
ThingsBoard alternatives
ThingsBoard brings device connectivity, collection, processing, and visualization into one IoT platform. Its real-time IoT and SCADA dashboards include more than 300 built-in widgets, with custom widgets available. Native support for MQTT, CoAP, HTTP, LwM2M, and SNMP combines with gateway connections for protocols such as Modbus, BACnet, BLE, and OPC-UA. Rule Engine nodes support data processing, and deployments range from cloud services to fully offline self-managed installations.
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InfluxDB
Free plan APILinuxMac+3High-frequency time-series data and SQL queries — InfluxDB centers on time-series storage and querying, with SQL, InfluxQL, Python processing, and object-storage support rather than ThingsBoard’s broad device-management platform.
Free plan · paid from $0.00 · 30-day trial Visit site - 2
OpenRemote
Free plan Open source AndroidAPIiPhone+5Open-source asset management and protocol integration — OpenRemote pairs customizable asset types with visual and scripted automation, while ThingsBoard emphasizes IoT device management, data processing, and visualization.
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TDengine
Free plan Open source APILinuxMac+3Industrial time-series data and analytics — TDengine combines a distributed time-series database with industrial data ingestion, modeling, analytics, visualization, and AI applications.
Free plan · paid from $5,000 Visit site - 4
Thinger.io
Free plan Open source AndroidAPIiPhone+4Prototyping connected products with Node-RED automation — Thinger.io adds Data Buckets and Node-RED automation to an open-source cloud IoT platform supporting device communication across varied hardware and networks.
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AWS IoT SiteWise
Paid APILinuxSelf-hosted+2Managed AWS industrial equipment data — AWS IoT SiteWise is a managed service for industrial equipment data, with edge collection and storage tiers tied to AWS services.
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Datacake
Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+1LoRaWAN sensor monitoring and alerts — Datacake focuses on no-code sensor dashboards, alerts, reports, and a managed LoRaWAN Network Server included with every plan.
Free plan · paid from €25/mo Visit site - 7
TagoIO
Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+1Connecting devices and deploying IoT applications — TagoIO combines device networks and payload-decoding connectors with time-series buckets and tools for building and deploying IoT applications.
Free plan · paid from $49/mo Visit site - 8
EdgeX Foundry
Free plan APILinuxMac+2 - 9
Mender
Free plan LinuxWeb - 10
Siemens Opcenter
Free trial APISelf-hostedWeb+1 - 11
KubeEdge
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ZEDEDA Edge Intelligence Platform
Paid APILinuxMac+3 - 13
AWS IoT Greengrass
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Fogwing Edge
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Wind River Studio
Paid Web
A project may call for another approach if ThingsBoard Cloud’s device and data-point limits, paid plans from $49/mo, or platform mix do not fit. The alternatives here range from time-series databases to open IoT management, industrial data platforms, sensor monitoring, and managed equipment-data services. Compare how each handles your protocols and data volume, whether it offers the dashboards or automation you need, and where it can run. Also consider whether a database-focused product covers enough of ThingsBoard’s device-management and visualization role to make switching practical.